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L L Curtin

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PubMed1996

Ethics, discipline and discharge.

Discipline in today's workplace focuses on a collegial "training that corrects, molds, strengthens or perfects." It requires self-discipline, which is possible only if each team member (1) knows the rules, (2) understands their purpose and (3) agrees that they deserve compliance. Only when all else fails is discharge justifiable--and then the burden of proof rests on the employer.

Employee Discipline↗
PubMed1996

Beastly behavior.

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Assertiveness↗
PubMed1996

First you suffer, then you die: findings of a major study on dying in U.S. hospitals.

A recent study of 9,000 dying patients found that improving communications between physicians, patients and families did not improve the quality of the care the patients received. Though provided with up-to-date information about patient prognoses and levels of pain, physicians made no change in their treatment patterns. This article reviews commentators from medicine, philosophy and the media and suggests actions that might improve care of the dying.

Communication↗
PubMed1996

Why good people do bad things.

The very context of organizational decision making tests autonomous moral agency for managers, and the moral price they pay may be great. Misunderstandings, miscommunication, fear and isolation all play a role in why good people do bad things. Self-knowledge, good communication, alternative support systems and management by walking around (MBWA) all help good people (who happen to be managers) avoid doing bad things.

Decision Making, Organizational↗
PubMed1996

The ethics of managed care--part 2 diagnosis: the world as it is....

A warped vision of the world is demiurgic: it helps distort the world in its own image. Ethics is about correcting one's self-exculpatory vision so as to see the world clearly as it is in the hope that it can be improved. This essay summarizes the world-as-it-is in health care today.

Choice Behavior↗